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Kars (Sark, CI) Letterbox Hybrid

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Originally hidden on Sark as Arks to mark Sark Attack! with maintainance by local cacher Serq. Vanished, archived and reborn as Kars when it turned up in its hole and was discovered by Mrs Serq. My sincere thanks to them both!


Sark's first Letterbox/Hybrid cache - so please don't remove the stamp in it. It's not a swap! - reborn! So, this is technically Sark's second Letterbox/Hybrid and you should treat as a simple offset Multi. The co-ords above will take you the the highest point on Sark; the windmill. Here you'll find some features which will send you the right way to the cache.

Take the date from the weathervane on top of the tower -you will need good vision, binoculars, or use your digital camera's zoom and then zoom into the picture for a clearer view- and use it to calculate A, B, C and D where:
A is the second digit, minus the first and last digits.
B is the last digit, minus the first.
C is the third digit minus the first.
D is the first digit plus the last.
E is the number of large vertical panels in the tower door seen from the foot of the steps.
F is the number of steps leading up to the tower from the lane.

The final may be found at: N49° 26.ABC W002° 2D.BEF. It's approx. 20mins away, or 10 by bicycle, on a footpath with a nice view - but then they all are on Sark, aren't they? Good luck!

Please reseal and rehide the cache with care.

My other Channel Islands caches:
Alderney: Dear Lyn E (Alderney, CI).
Alderney: It's the Fort that Counts - Alderney.
Alderney: Count the Bright Hours Only... (Alderney, CI).
Alderney: Going Ballistic on Alderney.
Jersey (well, south of): Capt'n Simply's Pirate Booty.
Guernsey: Bridging the Divide (St Sampson/Vale, Guernsey).
Sark: Kars (Sark, CI) - Here!
Sark: Hunting on the Sark
Sark: Rings a Bell
Sark: Peake to Peak.
Herm: Smirfe Hole (Isle of Herm, CI).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tebhaq yriry. Sbbg bs gerr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)